Frontier Skirt Tip
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- Just an added tip for making your frontier style skirt.
See how to make this skirt here: • Make a Frontier Skirt ...
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We've been skirt wearers for years. I agree with your wisdom. Especially with not looking frumpy, just say no to sweat pants. Also, skirts are SO COMFY! Thanks for this video. You are beautiful.
They really are comfortable and thank you for your kind words!
People have asked me for nearly 10 years why I wear skirts all the time. I tell them skirts are the sweatpants of the feminine world! Feels as comfy as jammies during the daytime!
I absolutely, positively, LOVE your skirts and I'm making one, but I need more material. Thanks for showing us.
I am reminded of the days when I wore nothing but dresses and occasionally skirts. I wore them for 20 yrs. We lived in the mountains and our garden was in the front yard. In my mind was always the struggle of what people would think of me and how foolish I was to wear dresses in the garden, so when I saw someone coming I would squat down, thus they wouldn't see me, or so I thought. Finally, one day I took off the dresses and went to wearing pants only. I hated the dresses and knew I had a mind problem, because most people don't even thinking that at all. They could care less. I put the issue before God and told Him it was pants for me until He changed my thinking. About 15 yrs. has passed by and finally He was able to take all that ugliness from me, so I started wearing them again, about 2 months ago. It feels mighty fine to be free from the wrong thinking that plagued me so, at least in that one area anyway. I am happy to have these videos you provide, thanks again for them.
Hi Heidi, Thank you for sharing this. I loved what you said toward the end of the video. I think you are so pretty and feminine. Thank you for bringing this traditional way of dressing back!! I am so happy that you did decide to do a TH-cam channel!! I have thought about starting one and will pray about it. For the last 10 years or so I have - from time to time - taught traditional cooking in my home kitchen to young mothers. (Primarily recipes and techniques from Sally Fallon’s book Nourishing Traditions.). It’s so much fun and I love when they bring their nursing babies. They have told me I should film my lessons. We’ll see what the good Lord has in store for me. But I want to say that your videos are excellent. You have such a wonderful demeanor and relaxed style. And I am learning SO much from you!! Thank you again for all you share!! Love, Mary ❤️😘❤️
This means a lot to me Mary and I so very much appreciate the time you take to encourage me. I do not always get it all right, I sometimes forget things I meant to say or say things wrong and then have to go back and correct them but it is refreshing that there are those who are learning right along with me and get that :D
i love what you are doing. You bring the practicle things to go back to natural life. Thanks!!
I love these ! My wife, however, has some questions about me wearing them... LOL Guess I should have waited for the kilt version.... ahahaha They look great Heidi ! Great vid...
Haha! You crack me up!
Bumble Bee Junction 😂😂😂
Nice 😍 love how flowy (?) it is! I’m such a tomboy lol & I’d keep tripping over it for sure ROFL🤣🤣. Country girl ALL the way .
Heidi, you remind me so much of my Mom. She passed yrs ago, but she was a hard worker & had a gift! She could look at a piece of clothing then go home make a rough drawing & see the darn thing😍. Unfortunately I did not inherit that ability. She made all our clothes, well most of them, & when I learned to sew I made most of mine. I like being unique in my style. Still am at 73 👵🏻👩🌾❣️
A most wonderful attitude Heidi. We all should take a step back as we have all lost so much in the modern day.
My heart to wants to dress like a woman and I enjoy wearing longer skirts. They are modest as scripture commands and so comfortable. I plan on trying to make your skirts. I'll probably fail with my first try, but that is how we learn. Bless you for sharing.
way bck when i was still raising children, i gained a lot of weight, so i went 2 wearin sweats in winter, but they were 2 hot in summer- so i scoured the thrift stores n finally settled at buying sets of pretty CURTAINS n re-making them into long skirts n long halter-dresses- ty 4 sharing n evoking memories- Father Bless!
Thank you for sharing :)
I LOVE this!!! Yes! The Lord told me the same about skirts. Love that you recycle sheets! Me too! AND love that you sew your own way. Just going your channel and will be an avid follower! You're my kind of gal! I'm a Christian wife, mother, homesteader, entrepreneur, and did home school. We do everything in our own. I was just given an old Singer treadle machine and have no knowledge of how to treadle, but have always dreamed of it. I went looking for videos about using it and found yours. Thank you so much for the information. I just can't get the nack of the treadle but will keep trying.
So glad I can be of help, yes, it is a matter of finding the rhythm and getting the muscle memory down :)
Yes! Keeping the machine oiled seems extremely important. I told my husband, it feels like learning an instrument or learning to dance with a partner (I also used to be a dance teacher.) I surely get a leg workout! You have so inspired me to enjoy my projects and not worry about perfection that I already completed a jean purse and am excitedly about to make a frontier skirt out of a sheet. I always loved those shirts and wore them all the time, but didn't really know how to make them. We used to wear them when performing character dance with a ballet company I once danced with. I really thank you for sharing this. I will be so excited to once again wear these skirts.
I'm a fairly new sub but I'm enjoying your channel more each day and this video seals the deal...you're a keeper! 💜 I love the skirt pattern... I found a brand new king size sheet in a beautiful shade of purple (my signature color... reminds me that I'm a daughter of THE KING!) a while back and have had it put away for something special...I think this is it! I was thinking of using it for a quilt backing, but there will be plenty for some quilt squares. Thanks Heidi!
Your outfit is absolutely beautiful 😻
Love your style a lot and very natural
I've been a modest dresser for almost 14 years. I also wear a headcovering, it's not a Scriptural commandment, but a personal decision.
I love wearing my skirts, and like you said, it's never a problem wearing them for any work or farm chores, gardening, milking goats, housework, etc. And yes, amazingly warm in winter!
I wear thin leggings underneath to make sure nothing else shows.
I would love to buy one of your skirts if available!
I also wear leggings under mine, I make my own of those too.
So cute! Love the skirt and apron!
You do beautiful work! I haven't sewn since junior high and am now age 37. I just bought myself and my two daughters sewing machines for Christmas, so I'm going to endeavor to teach them and see how much I remember. I'm honestly nervous, but hope we can just have fun with it and create lots of beautiful things. Even more important will be the memories and skills they'll have the rest of their lives! I heard of you on Doug and Stacy's channel, and saw her beautiful skirts you made.
Thank you! You are very kind :D
Wise words, I most heartedly agree. I have one pair of jeans for going out where the briars are but I wear a skirt over them. I wear sweats around the house but as I move toward getting married I find myself doing it less and less. Thank you for the videos, a good clean channel with Godly wisdom is so heard to find!
Thank you!!
I have bought some sheets and doona covers from the second hand shop .. but I will be using an over locker and an elastic waist. Have had to recalibrate the sizing as I’m taller and wider than you. My daughter is also keen to learn how. Many thanks! 🌻
I'm a new subbie. Just wanted to say that I have been wearing skirts and dresses only for 24 years now. I would never even consider going back to pants. With leggings (wool please) and such I am much warmer in winter than I ever was in pants. Some think I'm an oddball for climbing ladders, painting, and doing everything else in a skirt, but as you said, women did it for centuries. It's really only since the late '50's that pants became more the norm for women. Up to then, it was skirts and dresses only.
Men respect me more than they did when I looked like everybody else. I also do not cut my hair. I believe that God wants women to look like women with appropriate, modest clothing and long hair. When a woman who is dressed appropriately walks down the street, no one wonders if she is a man, or a woman. They know. And when she is wearing modest clothing with long hair, they assume she serves the Lord. What more could a woman ask for than to be known as HIS just by looking at her? What a blessing!!!! Thank you for stepping out and showing women how to make their own skirts and such.
Amen!!! Thank you for sharing this!
I kept meaning to check out one of your videos after seeing others mention your dresses on the Homesteading Network, but kept forgetting! Look what I've been missing! You have so many interesting sounding videos that I wasn't sure where to start. Looking forward to watching a few at a time. Glad I looked into your site! Love your pioneer dress!
Thank you SO very much! :D
I fully agree with your reasons especially the Scriptural one for wearing skirts all the time.
I really want to get some skirts like this...I really am not the best at sewing...but trying to find cute affordable ones is a challenge!
I love your videos so much. I decided almost a year ago that I was going to focus on being a homemaker, wearing a skirt full time, cooking, gardening, crocheting / knitting etc, so finding a channel like yours is a God send.
I also love the idea of the seams being on the outside and clipping them like that.. I used to make ‘raggy quilts’ and LOVED that look, what a great idea!
Thank you so much for all that you do and share! ❤️
Having the seams on the outside does make for a fun look, I have made a few like that but it is a bit more time consuming since you have to snip all the edges but it does look better when you do
Just ran across this older one, Heidi. 👍
I’m going to make and wear this style, too. I have one store-bought of similar length and shape. Love how it makes me FEEL. I’m looking forward to make them like you showed us.
Thank you, Heidi. Keep on following your heart.
Another good thing about skirts you can bend freely and show nothing..great video thank you..☝👍⛄❄
Right! Since switching to skirts like this, though it took a bit of getting used to doing certain chores, it is all I truly feel comfortable in now. I can climb ladders, stack fire wood, scrub toilets, and garden in my skirts :)
+Rain Country Homestead it's amazing what we can do...I feel we can do anything a man can do..Thanks for sharing..God Bless
Hi Heidi! All your skirts are amazing...so beautiful...I've been wearing skirts myself for a couple of years by now & I love them... Congratulations!!!
I have loved these style skirts 40 years .
You look absolutely terrific in those skirts, you are seriously beautiful. There is a lot of wisdom in what you said about the comfort of skirts vs jeans. No matter what, Jeans are always needing to be adjusted, no matter what. Also, skirts are prettier! You are definitely right, my husband loves to see me dressed up, which is a perk for me as well.
I AGREE WITH THE COOL IN THE SUMMER AND WARM IN THE WINTER! LOL!!! SKIRTS ARE AWESOME!
I could never go back to jeans, I never liked jeans anyway! haha
You are awesome sister! I wish I wore skirts. I've never been comfortable in dresses and skirts. I don't even wear a regular bathing suit, long board shorts and a workout tank top type thing. Full coverage all the way. Lol
I haven't worn pants in yrs. I love your skirts! when I wear a skirt and need to go up a lot of steps or climbing up and down a step stool I will take a section of my skirt at the sides and tuck into the waistband or grab the back and bring it thru my legs and make a kind of baggy pant look :)
I have tried that but for some reason it does not work for me, though it is a great idea. Since my skirts are so full, I usually just throw one side over my arm when going up ladders and such.
I have already made my first skirt and will defiantly be making more! SO EASY! SO COMFORTABLE! THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH. love it and you!!
Wonderful! That is great and you are certainly welcome!
Years ago I bought several skirt and apron patterns from Sense and Sensibility Patterns. They carried alot of good "old fashioned" patterns. The Edwardian Apron Pattern is still a favorite today! Another was from Folkwear #209, a walking skirt. Butterick B4570, part of the Making History line, is an old 1800's dress to cut down to skirt. It also has an apron, bloomers, and bonnet patterns included. Many of these patterns are on Etsy, EBay and Amazon, etc. Happy sewing!
I might look them up just to see what they look like but I haven't used a pattern for anything in about 30 years, I just get an idea of the look I want then start cutting. I am currently designing a "bra" of sorts that is comfortable but modest. I taught Ballet (and a bit of other forms of dance) for 27 years and made most of the costumes for the recitals. It was the same thing there, I just drew up an image of how I wanted the costumes to look, then threw them together :)
use the fabrics you have ☺flannel would be great gray is fine too I tend to where what I make and eat 😅I am so excited! Your skirts are beautiful and would be perfect for our very cold winters. Please do not go out of your way☺
Just found your facebook message, I will keep in contact with you through there!
Thats my favorite skirt. Would love to wear, with the apron, but my budget wont allow me to order. I hope some day to try and make but I have never used a sewing machine, so I may have to stick with gardening, lol. I wish I could sew like you do. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, I am learning alot from you. Take care.
If you have a sewing machine, I do have a video out on how to thread it (for beginners) and plan to put a couple more very basic sewing videos along with all the other ones I have that show how to make a simple shirt, the skirts, and more
Absolutely agree. May YAH Bless
THANK YOU so much!!! I have now made 3 children's skirts and just finished my first adults skirt. I love my skirt!!! I feel so feminine, airy, practical when I wear it. I made mine from new poplin (scraps) and a polyester bed sheet (a single sheet made a matching child and adult skirt). They are heavier than I thought but I don't find them hot because I can fan myself with them or hitch them up! THANK YOU SO MUCH!! Also can you do a few more sewing tutorials for easy to make tops to go with the skirts? Many thanks from Australia xx
Happy to send you pictures if you're interested!
Hang on to those photos and you can send them to me for the next craft collaboration we have later in the year :)
I love your channel and style...thanks so much for sharing your numerous talents! You're such an inspiration. Found about you from Stacy & Doug's channel.
Thank you! :D
I love wearing skirts they are so comfortable and just feels so natural. Problem....I do not sew.... ever. I need to find someone who makes frontier skirts 💜😊Love your videos Hiedi
Thank you Tee! :D
Your skirts are great. I have just started sewing on my own and i am definitely going to try it. I am also a Christian.
Ohhhhh, great idea to clip the rough edges..good tip indeed :)
Your apron looks like it part of the dress, I love it! You should make one that has a apron bib on the top.
Oh my gosh I abso love your channel! I can literally watch you all day, but alas I have things to do lol.
I'm defo gonna make me a couple of these because I know that the reason why I dont mind handwashing sheets is because the fabric is easy to work with. Ty for all the knowledge you share :)
Thank you so much! :D
I also only wear skirts and I work where I wear scrubs and I love these skirts
I love wearing skirts, too... yet for work, jeans work better :)
The more I wear them, the more I learn to work in them in all I do:
stacking firewood, hauling water, working in the garden, and so on. It
can be tricky at first but I find them much easier to move in than
jeans. So, whatever works for each person :D
When I retire I hope to wear them everyday! :D
I just love these comfortable skirts - made another one from a sheet this week. Up here where is can be severely cold that long skirt can hide all kinds of warm things underneath for going out and about!
I have been making myself some out of flannel for the colder months and they are so great and comfy. Plus, I wear my legwarmers over my leggings and under the skirts - keeps me so warm!
I disliked wearing skirts or dresses when I was younger. Here I. Am 52 yrs young and for the last 10 yrs have found that more and more skirts all I want to wear. Lol. I absolutely love your skirts, Thank you for your videos on making them now I can make own.
I love these skirts, can't wait to get my hands on more fabric to make an improved version to wear out to town.
In case you have not seen, I also have a video series on the patchwork skirts and how to make those. The shape and fullness is the same, just cut into squares instead of strips. If you haven't seen it yet, make sure you watch all the videos as I have changed the way I lay out my fabrics since the first one in order to make a better pattern with no overlap of colors and prints. I also show how to add pockets and to customize to sizes, including kids.
I just discovered you yesterday and I am soaking up your knowledge! The Lord has really laid modesty on my heart lately and now I am attempting to make my own clothes. Thank you for your help!
Welcome! That is great you are going to be making your own clothes. When the Lord started working on me, I realized I was just going to have to do that myself as well because it is down right impossible to find modest clothing anywhere these days so I started designing my own skirts to suit me and now am back to making my own tops as well like I used to do over 30 years ago :)
I sew...love your skirts & aprons. As I mentioned already :) sew...I got 3 yds of beautiful fabric the other day forvlike $13 and Iam making my own apron & sewing it by hand...lol. it will take awhile longer but I'm sure I'll appreciate it even more then say i were to buy one at store, not only save money but to create something with my own hands is rewarding.thanks for all your tutorials, you are a blessed teacher ~♡~
Oh Heidi...I love what you have on. The flannel apron, perfect:)
Thank you!
Hello! I came to see you because of Farmer MeeMaw. It seems we are her favorite skirt ladies :) I look forward to checking out your channel.
Very nice and thank you, I will be returning the favor! :D
Well, I'm glad you did too! Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Rain. I am still, always learning. This is a beautiful thing y'all do. ☺
wow its so pretty and the ties around your neck on your videos make sense now
Love this coloring.. this 6 years old..I need to figure out how to sew 1
I just love your skirts I have made 2 and fixing to make one like this. As I only wear skirts too, and I can do anything in them.
Very good :D I also have videos showing how to make the patchwork design ones similar to this. One shows the basics on size squares I use and a more recent one shows how I now lay out the squares for each tier to prevent overlapping of colors and prints.Simply search "patchwork skirt" on the little search bar of my main channel page :)
Rain Country yes I made one of those also, I'm 5ft 9in so I did mine in 11 in squares so it was long enough
Just found you. This is awesome! Its amazing to see ladies to be ladies again. God bless.
I love your videos. Just wanted to let you know they're such an inspiration to me. Like you, I feel led to be more thoughtful about modesty. I'm now very comfortable wearing long skirts and find them surprisingly practical even though my work is with animals and children. God bless you Heidi.
Thank you Caroline! One thing I have found is they are also very useful for rounding up the chickens, I just hold the skirts out to the side like I am in the thumbnail of this video, and I can corral them pretty easily :D
I love your skirts. The only thing I would change would be to put in some pockets in.
I had considered it myself but decided I really did not want the extra bulk since I typically am wearing an apron with a pocket anyway :)
I agree about the comfort of a skirt in the summer. Too bad it gets way too cold where I live to wear a skirt outside in the winter.
It has been unusually cold here this past week for our area, our above ground rain water tanks have been frozen solid for days in fact, and I am still wearing skirts. I think a lot of people assume that wearing a skirt means not wearing anything under it but I always have layers on, especially in the coldest time of the year. Here is my video on keeping warm in winter in a skirt: th-cam.com/video/44PdusBQIV8/w-d-xo.html
Christine, I'm watching Heidi's skirt series now that I'm almost thru darning socks. I'm currently in the south central Mid-West - winter's here are colder than what I grew up with in SeaTac Metro.
I usually start wearing thermals in Oct/Nov & continue until Mar/Apr -
My challenge with wearing jeans is discomfort along the waist line- which I've never understood. I don't know if this is just me. 🤔
When I wore my favorite long skirt as a girl and it got cooler I wore either pants or tights underneath.
But I'm beginning to wonder if wearing a skirt with leggings/thermals might create a daytime warmth similar to wrapping up in a sleeping bag (?)
I love your skirts thank you for sharing
I love long skirts also, especially when it’s all the way down to my feet when I started to work at Manards when I found out I can wear skirts that’s all I wear to work now you’re right I wear skirts but they are jeans skirts and in the winter it keeps me warm and I love it because it does makes me feel feminine and I don’t like squatting down at my job it makes me feel uncomfortable when there’s cameras everywhere and people are passing by,so I pray and hope and wish could you make a skirt for me I love skirts like the frontier or like the way the woman dressed in Israel Jerusalem so I’m all excited just to see you wearing skirts because I love skirts too.✝️🛐❣️🇯🇲
So beautiful. I think long dresses and skirts showcase the Masterpiece God made ladies to be. The look of a daughter of the King of the Universe. I think modestly dressed ladies are a reminder to their husbands how blessed they are to have a wife like that.
Your deck looks beautiful with all the plants. :)
Thank you so much. I love this skirt style. It's my favorite!!
I love this! What a great idea with garage/thrift store sheets.
Thank you!
Hi Heidi do you have a video on your aprons as well? I would love to see one. Loved this one too. You did a wonderful job!
I do! I is an old one too, haha: th-cam.com/video/XNrOlAsVn4E/w-d-xo.html
You are amazing
God bless you
They'd be great for Jo but I do all the heavy lifting and building. They'd be dangerous around the saws and such, and I never know what's going to happen next around here. Plus, I've always loved jeans!
Yeah, I get that :)
I love your apron!
Thank you! :D
God will always bless our efforts when we do things that bring glory to him.
Beautiful
Thank you :)
I so enjoy your videos. Thanks for accepting the nudge to make them.
Thank you! :D
Lost my post so hope I do not double post. For those who do not sew you can get modest apparel from a place on line called modest apparel usa. I recently ordered a modest jean skort, and two jean colored culottes. She makes jumpers, work out cloths, uniforms modest for schools. I paid a good price for all three pieces. Got the one pair of culottes on clearance 18.00 they go to calf. Skort too. She makes skirts too. I brought one a month so I have enough for summer, and until I can fit a pattern to me to sew.
You may not realize this since this is an old video, I have long since started selling my skirts on my Etsy store due to many requests. I do custom orders and make not just solid skirts like the one shown here but Patchwork designs and I add pockets now too. They have been quite popular. Even so, I have a series of videos showing how to make the patchwork skirts as well.
I've been wearing skirts a long time. The patchwork one is by far the most comfortable skirt I've ever worn! I have one a friend made. Working on my first one halfway done now. All handsewn taking a bit longer but quite relaxing.
Are you going to do a video on this particular style as well? Is that an apron or part of the dress? I'm wanting to make an apron myself at some point.
Thank you so much for sharing 🤗
The video above is pretty old but yes, I have a whole series on the patchwork skirts (as I changed and added things like pockets along the way) plus a video on how I make the aprons:
Patchwork Skirt Series: th-cam.com/video/Kd90Bx2w5Lo/w-d-xo.html
Apron: th-cam.com/video/XNrOlAsVn4E/w-d-xo.html
@@RainCountryHomestead Thank you so much I'll take a gander🤗may your day be blessed an JoYSHaLoMFuLL!
I’m new to Etsy and not sure if I’m going about it correctly. I want to purchase one of your skirts and can’t seem to find them, maybe you’re out and that’s why also I couldn’t find pricing. I’m also short and really like the 3 tier skirt, the tiers don’t land on the hip area. My taste are pretty simple, I’d be interested in one that is 100% cotton and functional, an apron would be amazing too. I’d also like one that could be for wearing out to social distancing places, ie: farmers market, grocery shopping etc. love your videos, you have a great way of teaching and your voice is calm and understandable
The skirts sell out quickly once I put them up on the store. I put up three different skirts in the past few days and all three sold. I do not always have a lot of time to put them up on the store as I also am working on custom orders. There are two ways to go about it and it will depend on if you have paypal or not. If you have Paypal, email me at raincountryhomestead@gmail.com and we can discuss what it is you are interested in and I can give you a price quote there. If you have to use another means of payment, then send me a message on Etsy so if you decide you want to order, it is easy enough for me to set the custom order up there and Etsy will give you several other payment methods to choose from
Long skirts is where it's at! I wonder.. In many videos you mention skirts and ladders. Have you thought about adding a skirt hike to your apparel? Skirt hiked just enough for easy foot movement without losing the modesty aspect. Just a thought, a random idea :)
I have made some before, simply taking long chains I crocheted and tuck them so half falls inside the skirt and the other half falls outside. I would put one in front of each leg then I could just tie the skirt in both places and it would drape a bit in the middle. While this worked well, I never can remember to put the ties in place so I simply either grab pieces of the skirt right in the front and tuck into the waistband (the skirt still covers below my knees when I do this) or drape a section over one arm. The skirts a long and full enough, that even doing this, I still stay covered and the leggings I make to wear underneath also add that extra layer of modesty :)
@@RainCountryHomesteadyou are so delightful. Taking the time to reply in your extremely busy day.. Thank you so much for your kindness Heidi and your wisdom
Full skirts are sooo comfortable and casual. Do you wear bloomers? I think they are also cozy.
Sort of, I wear my own homemade loose fitting leggings and every time I make a new pair, I make them looser fitting so they flow rather than cling. I have several made from thermal knit but for hot months I have now started making them from light weight cotton (recycled sheets)
Thank you for sharing your time and talent with others. It is very easy to follow your instructions. God bless.
Thank you so much!
Beautiful !! 💪 😎 👍
Thank you Kanzee :D I see you are catching up on some old ones! haha
@Rain Country...Its incredible the energy and video work you've produced...amazing
Just started watching your channel. Love it! Looking forward to more. 😃
Thank you!
I also wear only skirts, I love the ones you made but I'm over weight and that style seems like it would make me feel even bigger lol
Nina R.
Hey Nina, I just read ur post about the skirts possibly not flattering you fluffy self 😉, I was at one time 509lbs, now I float all around 200 soo sista, I understand "Livin Fluffy" !!!!! Now, this is important, your body type, my shape is the shape of a VERY HEALTH PEAR!!! I am WIDE AS A HOUSE BUT I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO, DID I SAY NO, I REALLY MEAN , NO, NO, I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO BUTT!!!!!!! Unlike my sisters who are bubbles, I am wide, but flat butted!!! Heidi's big circle skirts looked very flattering on me so ..... My niece has the shape of a rectangle (or a Barrel ) and this skirt does NOT PARTICULARLY FLATTER HER AT ALL, just thought I would let you know. The skirt seems to work well with the other body types as well!!!! Take Care Nina, May GOD WALK WITH YOU DAILY!!!!!!
Thank you so much 💜 God bless you!
Roaming Reeders yes, same here a the pattern is really flexible. prairie skirts are actually pretty flattering on most of us including us curvier ladies. Blessings and take care
I think the only thing I would add would be a lining. Attach a lining to the waste so that there is no see thru. As an traditional Catholic I want to wear my skirts to mass and not have any see thru when the sun hits the fabric. I don't want to wear nylon as it sticks to my skin! Cotton or linen would be my choice.
Trust me, these skirts are so full, there is no need for a lining and also because of the amount of fabric, they are plenty heavy enough.
Ah! I am a novice seamstress! That is excellent information. Got a new counterbalance loom; the kind that folks have used for centuries to weave fabric. I am currently hand spinning all of my cotton stash. Some of it I bought from a gentleman in Alabama who retired from teaching and began growing organic cotton on his property. I have some cotton that I grew myself. And I have some that came from a commercial cotton grower in Texas. All in all...just about 3 or 4 pounds of raw cotton! As soon as it is all hand carded, I will spin it up and get it on my loom. NO MORE CHINESE COTTON for me. Saw how it comes from overseas at my last job and..that pretty much did it for me.
Cute! Reminds me of a skirt I had years ago. It was my favorite! :)
This style is fun and so comfortable. Pretty much the only style I wear any more - though most I put the seams on the inside.
Rain Country Homestead I love that you are posting these. I was wishing I had saved that skirt so I could copy it. I literally wore it out. 💙
It is a fun style. I have a few of the broom stick kind of skirts that I like a lot. But they are a lot of material to deal with. I think the peasant style and just the A-line kind of style is easier to manage. I really like one of the ones you made for Stacey (Doug and Stacy) I like the colors and the patchwork style.
Another awesome video - I love that style I have to confess and you are so talented. Many thanks for sharing my friend :)
Thank you for your kind words!
very cool skirt
Thanks!
Your skirts are beautiful, but not much on wearing them any longer BUT I do wear aprons all the time, and I love your style of aprons, I can not function with out my aprons. You can just not buy them like we use to make them years past. I am breathing in and waiting till you post your video, LOL. Lots of blessings too you dear.
I have two to make for an order so I am hoping to get to them this week and make a video while doing so! :D
OH please do, I just love your aprons, I am not sure if any still wear them but I do, never with out mine. I am only down to two, and yes they are quite old. Mine are waist aprons, I like your full apron cause it has the pockets and I use the strings that tie in the back around my waist to fold my hand towel on so I have it to wipe my wet hands, I was my hands quite often when I am cooking, Yea I am a Clean cook, so I was told., not doing it right it you don't make a mess. LOL. I wished our youngen's could have gone to a school like I went, we had all those home econ. classes cooking, sewing, cleaning, and wood working,, welding, brick laying, sheet metal, we had a great all around skill set.
I'm looking forward to the apron video.
I am too, mostly because I am looking forward to having a new apron! haha
You have no idea how much your videos mean to me (Stephen's wife, Laura). This is your best video in my humble opinion. You glorify God and edify and encourage me to do the same. May Jesus Christ get all the glory. I thank Him for you. God bless you!
I am so blessed by this comment! Thank you so much!
You are welcome!
So pretty!
Thank you Rhonda!
love them!
These skirts are cool in summer and if you wear winter leggings and boots under them in winter, they are warm. But I just cannot take them working around outside the farm. So impractical and risky. The animals get a hold of them, they get caught on everything and get torn. Around machinery and fires, they are really risky. ATVs are a big no, no. lolThe wind blows them and they get drug through water and mud. But out and about and house work, as long as it does not incolve fires in the fore place, I love them.
I understand, people have to find what works for them. Though it has taken practice, I have made them work for me, I have been hiking through thick brush and up and down steep embankments, I do all my gardening in them, including spreading manure, climbing up and down ladders, and much more. When we finally get our chickens, I will continue to wear them when I care for them. There are tricks to it but it can be done for those who prefer this style but again, one has to choose what is best for them.
I have been a dancer all my life, taught Ballet for 27 years and I am a martial artist. I have learned how to move in skirts of all sorts and loose fitting pants and it is what I am most comfortable with. I know a lot of ladies that work all day in jeans and that is something I cannot fathom - even as a teen, though I wore jeans from time to time, they were not something I could ever wear when working hard and being active. Just my personal preference.
Yes, there is something to be said for adapting to what you need or want to do. My daughter is a dancer and certified dance teacher(ballet, being her favorite), so I know what you mean. It may have a lot to do with coordination. Is their any group of people with more strength and coordination, than dancers? I don't think so. Maybe as much, but certainly not more. I am picturing myself in one of those skirts on ladders, climbing over fences, riding the 4 wheeler and mounting a horse. The only way I can think of to adapt to it, well, it would not be modest, that is for sure. LOL (Maybe we need a video on those challenges) But, I do love your skirts. Do you make them and sell them?
I have pulled the back of my skirt through/between my legs and tucked it at the waist. My skirts have made wonderful ways of hauling produce, eggs, feed and whatnot. And they clean up pretty good for just those skirts you wear around the farm. But pants do offer more freedom when I have to do a man's work, or climb in and out of silos and graineries. Skirts are great for the tractor and i can get some sun on my legs.
ten people forgot the clip the hems of their skirts and now they have long threads wrapped in everything.
Hahahaha
I have so much fabric from quilts I was going to make. I think I’ll be trying the skirts. Not sure how I’ll like them, I find protection in my jeans, blame it on a bad childhood. So some of that will require spirit healing.
I always were my own homemade leggings under my skirts for an added layer of modesty and protection. More recently I started making a looser fitting "pant" out of cotton sheets so it would be more similar to the bloomers or knickers ladies used to wear. These also are cooler on hot days than the thermal knit ones I have been making
Dottie, same here with the fabric.
I have already begun to ease myself into family cloth and have the supplies to make the cotton feminine pads. May try making a skirt bc of discomfort at waist with jeans (they are not tight but feel "heavy"). Making the feminine cloth pads would likely be to help me heal from associated bad memories
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I have 3 of those style skirts but from Walmart. I do own a sewing machine but I haven't sown since Jr high. so I forgot how to thread it. thank you again for your inspiration. I'm going to try to find some sheets to make one of these. oh in the winter time do you where anything under them or just make a heavier skirt?
Yes, I wear leggings under pretty much year round but loose shorts on hot days~which we get few of
Can you explain which verses point you to a skirt only, please?. I was thinking you mean the one about not cross dressing? You’ve said in one of your vids that it wasn’t the obvious verses, so I’d love you to tell me please.
Back in biblical context didn’t both men and women wear long robes and tunics? Different styles but both in long robes.
I agree about modesty, but loose trousers, that don’t define everything you’ve got ( both sexes!) feel ok to me.
I have a tiered summer skirt and yes, they do fell lovely, the way they kick out!
Thanks for your videos, great work!
No, men and women did not wear the same thing, this is a misconception brought on by images given to us through movies and such. There are several scriptures that instruct the men/priests in wearing breeches (pants):
(Exodus 28:42-43) "And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach: {43} And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they come in unto the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy place; that they bear not iniquity, and die: it shall be a statute for ever unto him and his seed after him."
Of course many would argue this was only for the Levitical priests but I have seen that argument about a lot of things (no tatooes, not practicing witchcraft, et cetera) so many "believers" then say it is ok for them to do the opposite since they are not priests. Yes, there really are "christians" that practice witchcraft and that is the excuse they use.
As far as women wearing only skirts, I do not believe there is a scripture specifically on that but when you put everything together through the Bible when it speaks of dress for both men and women and modesty, we know that attire for a lady should cover her well but also be lovely.
Proverbs 31:22 She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
On a side note, men were also instructed to be modest, not just the women, as can be seen in the previous verse I listed.
When talking about men vs women's apparel, regardless of what was worn in Bible times, skirts and dresses in our culture are associated with femininity. However, this is not just about not wearing the apparel of a man, it is about modesty and for me, the long full skirts are the most modest attire because of my build.
(1 Timothy 2:9-10) "In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; {10} But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works."
When doing a search on the word "apparel" in the Bible it is always associated with beauty and royalty but not necessarily being gaudy or ostentatious. This would lead me to believe we are also to strive to look lovely and lady like without trying to attract attention. So again, for me that is wearing long skirts that I can also work and move in. Pretty yet functional :)
I wear my skirts in the warmer months. Cooler than pants. Have you ever had a bee or bug get caught underneath?
Nope, I haven't. Here is what I do for winter months: th-cam.com/video/44PdusBQIV8/w-d-xo.html
until you showed the little cut I never noticed any difference other then color jeans are all I wear from the waist down I'm cold all year round if I don't have something on :) thanks for sharing